Genre in a city
The 12 most-read folk artists based in Boston, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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12 artists are tagged folk in Boston. The biggest move was Eileen Rose, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Myles Kennedyfolk, blues | 18,005 | 0 |
02 | Livingston Taylorfolk | 6,825 | 0 |
03 | Amanda Shawcajun, folk | 1,116 | 0 |
04 | Mark Erellifolk | 303 | 0 |
05 | Eileen Rosecountry, country rock | 258 | +2 |
06 | Quiltdream pop, folk | 217 | 0 |
07 | Tall Heightsfolk, folk rock | 176 | -2 |
08 | Joy Kills Sorrowfolk | 158 | 0 |
09 | Jessie Chrisfolk | 92 | 0 |
10 | Jake Armerdingfolk | 83 | 0 |
11 | Freyda Epsteinfolk | 68 | 0 |
12 | Sofia Wolfsonalternative folk, folk | 34 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.